About Brett Boyett
BRETT BOYETT has developed a reputation as a composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and music producer with hundreds of credits in film, TV, and major recording artists.
Brett was the Executive Music Producer and Composer on the highly acclaimed feature “Forever My Girl,” released in 2018 thru Lionsgate affiliate Roadside Attractions. Brett wrote and produced 14 of the songs on the soundtrack. He also produced such major recording artists as Travis Tritt, Josh Turner, Lauren Alaina, Phillip Sweet (Little Big Town), Dan Tyminski, Mickey Guyton, Jerrod Niemann, Canaan Smith, and Alex Roe. Other artist writing and/or producing collaborations include Hardy, Leah Turner, Jordan Rainer, Filmore, Will Champlin aka KillWill (The Voice), Cowboy Troy (Big and Rich), Kimberley Locke (American Idol), Billy Griffin (The Miracles), Big SMO (Collaboration for the Tennessee Titans), Caroline Pennell, (The Voice), etc.
Brett continues to find time to write and record with various other recording artists and bands while focusing on his passion, which is producing his new project The Nashvillains and running his record label Stand Entertainment. The Nashvillains has become a fan favorite project that has already taken flight with the collaboration of songwriter/ multi instrumentalist Scott Lindsey and the incredible vocal talent of Adam Cunningham. Their debut album was released in March of 2022.
Recently Brett has written and produced the theme song for The Nashville Soccer Club professional soccer team with Hickhop legend Cowboy Troy. IN 2015 Brett wrote Cassadee Pope’s hit single, I Am Invincible. He also wrote Drake Bell’s (Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh, Surfdog recording artist) single from his long-awaited album Ready Set Go, called Bitchcraft which also had multiple film placements.
He has had various music placements on multiple shows including Monarch (FOX), Super Bowl XLIV (FOX), Nashville (ABC), The Young and The Restless (CBS), Friday Night Lights (NBC), Oprah, Cold Case (CBS), Dateline NBC, Alpha Dogs, (Nat Geo – Theme song), Deadliest Catch, American Idol, The Daily Show, Hart of Dixi, American Ninja Warrior, Face Off, Etc, and has contributed music or has worked on
Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS), Center of the Universe (CBS), Yes Dear (CBS), and many more TV series. He has had the featured song and performance of the 2016 Special Olympics (performed on live television by Cassadee Pope at the opening ceremony of the games and again at the capital in Washington D.C.), he has produced a song in the critically acclaimed movie Life of Crime, starring Jennifer Aniston and based on the Elmore Leonard bestseller, The Switch. He has written score or songs for many other feature films including Mr Right (feature song, starring Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockell), Bad Kids Of Crest View Academy (first credit song, starring Gina Gershon, Sean Astin, and Drake Bell), The Watch (starring Ben Stiller), Texas Chainsaw 3D, Moola (Don Most), The Hot Flashes (starring Brooke Shields), and for children’s films, Harley’s Hill (Christopher Atkins), and About Scout (starring Ellen Burstyn, Danny Glover, Nikki Reed), etc.
Brett has written and produced several theme songs including Jack Osbourne’s producing debut Alpha Dogs (National Geographic), and for the much-hyped web series, Agent 88. He has scored movie trailers for Lower Learning (starring Jason Biggs), The Great New Wonderful (Edie Falco), The Cry of the Owl (Julia Stiles), Don McKay (Thomas Haden Church), Birds Of America (Matthew Perry), Mail Order Bride, New York Doll, and The Scorpion, among others. His music can also be heard on national commercials for major brands including Microsoft, Yammer, Platfora, Taco Bell, and Super 8.
His band Totsy, for which he is the co-creator, co-writer and producer, took him on a 22-city tour opening for The Brian Setzer Orchestra in late 2012.
He has had song placements with famed producer David Foster and has worked alongside such hit composers, songwriters, and producers as Steve Dorff (Reba, George Strait), Snuffy Walden (West Wing, Friday Night Lights), Rick Marotta (Everybody Loves Raymond, Yes Dear, Steely Dan), Donnie Most (Happy Days, Moola), Laura Karpman (Taken, Odyssey 5), Glen Ballard (Alanis Morrisette, No Doubt), and Keith Olsen (Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner). He has produced vocals for Melanie Griffith, Lloyd Owen, Scott Baio, Madchen Amick, P.J. Byrne, Kurtwood Smith, and designed a new method of tracking pre-records on a live set for a TV series musical. Brett has had the chance to write
songs and produce tracks for The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, The Freedom Alliance, Patriot Guard Riders, and The Make A Wish Foundation.
After graduating from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Brett began his songwriting and career as a musician in bands in Texas, before further honing his writing skills when he moved to Nashville and later New York, where he won three of ASCAP’s songwriting competitions including — the Demo to Deal, Advanced Songwriter Workshop, and the ASCAP Mentorship Program. He now makes his home in Nashville with his fiancé Jacquelynn, his son Barrett, daughter Bonnie Lee, soon to be step sons Sawyer and Boone and the family dog Sadie The Lady.
